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Central Va. Battlefields Trust Buys 13 Chancellorsville Acres
By Scott C. Boyd
SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. — “A spectacular preservation achievement — the most important CVBT accomplishment in many years,” said Robert K. Krick, retired Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park chief historian.
- The Museum Of The Confederacy—Appomattox Opens
By Scott C. Boyd
APPOMATTOX, Va. — “Here it all ended. Here it all began,” historian James I. “Bud” Robertson said at the start of his keynote address at the grand opening of the Museum of the Confederacy-Appomattox.
- CW Trust, Pamplin Park Open Trail
PETERSBURG, Va. — The new Jones Farm Loop Trail at Pamplin Historical Park was dedicated at the park’s annual anniversary commemoration of the Petersburg Breakthrough battle.
- Wilderness Coalition Releases Study On Future Orange Co. Development
ORANGE COUNTY, Va. — The Wilderness Battlefield Coalition, created in 2008 to oppose a Walmart supercenter project on part of Wilderness Battlefield, released its Wilderness Battlefield Gateway Study on April 13.
- Northern Virginia Battlefield Park Plan Is Denied; Will Be Revised, Resubmitted
By Scott C. Boyd
CLARKE COUNTY, Va. – The Clarke County Board of Supervisors voted on March 5 to reject a proposal by the Civil War Trust and the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority (NVRPA) to create the Cool Spring Regional Battlefield Park.
- Virginia Marker Ceremony To Honor Youngest Medal Of Honor Recipient
CHARLES CITY, Va. — The Vermont Civil War Hemlocks will dedicate a marker honoring 11-year-old Willie Johnston, the country’s youngest Medal of Honor recipient, in June at 150th anniversary commemorations of the Seven Days Battles and the first playing of Taps.
- Creditor Does Not Like Conditions In Slavery Museum’s Reorganization Plan
By Scott C. Boyd
RICHMOND, Va. — An attorney for the largest creditor of the bankrupt and unbuilt U.S. National Slavery Museum says his client does not like the revised reorganization plan filed April 10 by the museum with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division.
- Friends Group To Give Support For Appomattox Park
APPOMATTOX COUNTY, Va. — A new friends group to support Appomattox Court House National Historical Park has been formed.
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